Gluten-free products sit on the shelf of Riesbeck's Pick'n Save Foods on Howard Street in Zanesville. Those with celiac disease must abide to a gluten-free diet.

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HOLLY RICHARDS
CentralOhio.com

HOPEWELL -- After years of trial and error, mixing and experimenting, Saralyn Mast has become an expert in creating tasty and nutritious foods for her family that also help treat her chronic condition.

"Once I got past making a few flops, I can make anything we want to eat," she said. "I bake almost everything entirely by myself."

Nine years ago, the Hopewell woman was diagnosed with celiac disease but is able to keep it in check by making gluten-free foods that heal her from the inside out.ABOUT CELIAC DISEASE ...